§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the heavy increase in the cost of illuminating gas in Hull is largely attributed to the enforced allocation to the gasworks of coal that is totally unsuitable to the gas-making plant; and whether he will consider the question of making some change in the method of allocation and the material allocated?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI understand that owing to the shortage of Yorkshire coal it was necessary to supplement the supply of Yorkshire coal to the Hull gas works with a certain quantity of Durham coal, as has been done in a large number of other cases, but that the regular consignments of Durham coal to the Hull gasworks amount to less than 10 per cent. of their total supplies. I regret that it is not possible at the moment to allocate an additional supply of Yorkshire coal to these works.